Digital Footprint
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Essential Questions:
1. What type of information is permanent on the internet?
The information about the date about when a certain article is created is permanent on the internet.

2. What is your knowledge of what a digital footprint is?
I don't know what digital footprint is but I think it is to trace something online to its original source.

3. What type of information do you think can be found about you on the internet?
I might find my name online somewhere and I think that is all there is.

After the Lesson:
1. What type of information is permanent on the internet?
Any digital footprint about anyone are permanent. It can be web searching or how many times you log into a website.
2. What is your knowledge of what a digital footprint is?
Digital footprint is any trace being leaved behind whenever a person go online or some other people posted something related to you on the internet.
3. What type of information do you think can be found about you on the internet?
I think other people can find some of my accounts such as twitter if they search on the internet.



Project:

Definition On Digital Footprint
Before the introduction: I don't know what digital footprint is but I think it is to trace something online to its original source.

After the introduction: Digital Footprint is any trace that is being leaved behind when someone visit a website or go online.


Digital Dossier is simply any track being leaved behind whenever someone. It can be you or someone you know posting information about you. A person's digital dossier may start as early as before even born. A picture your parents posted on the web when you were little might be seen by your future boss or someone that you don't even know. Any thing posted online are permanent and can be seen by anyone.

Discover your Digital Footprint
Summary: Through a search online with my name, I found that where ever I made an account with my name can also be seen by others online. Anyone can search my name on Google and find out what my accounts are. When I search up my name, even a website that I went on just for once few years ago showed up. I don't even remember that I have such an account until I found today. Then I search my name on pipl.com, even information about my birthday showed up. Any trace online are permanent.



Tips on manage my Digital Footprint



Summary of what I learned about Digital Footprint
Digital footprint is any trace being leaved behind from a person when using the web. These are traces are permanent online records of what a person did online. Anything from searching on a web search engine to logging into a website leave behind digital footprint. Anyone can search information on other people through digital footprint and it is easy. For that reason, it is recommended to set up some kind of digital device/tool to alert someone when their name showed up on the web. It doesn't have to be you if your name showed up because some other people might also have the same name. Digital footprint are recommended to be kept private in order to be save online. Digital footprint are always permanent and it even applies when you don't use a website or account for years. Digital footprint are always behind you when you are one the web; every website/link you press makes another digital footprint.

Source:
11 Tips For Students To Manage Their Digital Footprint
Date published: 03/08/2014
URL:
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/11-tips-for-students-tomanage-their-digital-footprints/